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Post by dabberblue on Nov 22, 2017 19:54:43 GMT
Just noticed the attendance for the L2 fixture last night - Morcambe v Crewe Alex - 927 !
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Post by bing on Nov 22, 2017 20:09:14 GMT
Surely a typo?! Shocking if correct!
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Post by Jack on Nov 22, 2017 20:16:33 GMT
Wouldn't be surprised to see it happen more and more.
Football is too expensive for those with limited disposable income. The admission clubs at our level have to charge to remain competitive is too much. More often than not, you can either stay in and watch the 24/7 football on telly or go to a Championship game for £2 or £3 more.
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Post by Rio Doherty on Nov 22, 2017 20:31:28 GMT
It is true, very poor for a football league fixture considering both clubs aren’t located too far apart. Accrington had 800 I think a couple of years ago for one match.
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Post by MOC on Nov 22, 2017 20:47:28 GMT
Morecambe don’t seem to have pushed on since moving to their new ground a few years back and the novelty of them playing in the Football League has probably gone among the local public. Their ownership issues certainly won’t have helped either. As with Macc before them they are a traditionally non-league club from the North-West who have battled away in the Football League for more than a decade but it’s always going to end in relegation eventually.
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Post by spencerwhelanleftpeg on Nov 22, 2017 20:59:15 GMT
It was a foul night in parts of the country last night.
It is a small seaside town not the most affluent part of England. Their current form is poor as well. I wonder how many Crewe took up there? Gates were generally lower than average last night it seemed. As pointed out £20 plus is a lot for that level of football considering WBA charge £25 for pl stuff
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Post by ivawhopper on Nov 22, 2017 21:31:51 GMT
At least they won’t run out of pies!
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Post by Wortleyblue on Nov 22, 2017 21:46:19 GMT
It was a foul night in parts of the country last night. It is a small seaside town not the most affluent part of England. Their current form is poor as well. I wonder how many Crewe took up there? Gates were generally lower than average last night it seemed. As pointed out £20 plus is a lot for that level of football considering WBA charge £25 for pl stuff I bet they don't charge £25 for any of the big six though they will only charge that for the lower sides |
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Post by Al on Nov 22, 2017 22:06:20 GMT
The way we're going it won't be long before we get league gates like that
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Post by spencerwhelanleftpeg on Nov 22, 2017 23:04:24 GMT
Wortleyblue you are absolutely correct it’s only against sides which are not deemed as top six etc. That said it represents fair value for money. As you may be aware I am midlands based and get to see WBA occasionally with a former work colleague. Coventry charge £24!for league two football which is ridiculous in my opinion.
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Post by Wortleyblue on Nov 23, 2017 9:52:08 GMT
Wortleyblue you are absolutely correct it’s only against sides which are not deemed as top six etc. That said it represents fair value for money. As you may be aware I am midlands based and get to see WBA occasionally with a former work colleague. Coventry charge £24!for league two football which is ridiculous in my opinion. It does indeed represent fair value for money when compared to what we have to charge just to finance a very small squad just shows how much unfair financial assistance they get to be able to finance a team in "the best league in the world" at such low prices  |
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Post by Lobster on Nov 23, 2017 10:02:17 GMT
Premier League clubs no longer rely on what they bring in through the gates for income - it's all sponsorship and TV minute. They could let everyone in free of charge and would still make money.
Same with clubs like Eastleigh. It's easy for them to offer free admission, cheap season tickets etc when their income stream is coming from elsewhere.
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Post by spencerwhelanleftpeg on Nov 23, 2017 18:38:52 GMT
Wortley Blue don’t get me started on what we need to charge just to make it viable. I dont loathe paying our admission prices as I’m aware the club needs to charge what it does to keep ticking over. What’s frustrating is the lack of FairPlay in terms of finances.
Regarding WBA it’s not the most affluent part on England where there supporters come from. I think they charge that to temp fans to go to the games.
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Post by Wortleyblue on Nov 23, 2017 18:49:31 GMT
Wortley Blue don’t get me started on what we need to charge just to make it viable. I dont loathe paying our admission prices as I’m aware the club needs to charge what it does to keep ticking over. What’s frustrating is the lack of FairPlay in terms of finances. Regarding WBA it’s not the most affluent part on England where there supporters come from. I think they charge that to temp fans to go to the games. SWLP not trying to get you going I'm with you on the financial fair play thing what galls me is the amount of money going into the premiershit which allows top flight clubs to charge rediculously low prices to get people in and still pay top wages WBA may not be the most affluent part of England but I'll bet theres a few non league clubs around there fighting for survival having to charge over the top prices (compared to £25 for a premiershit game) to survive and I bet WBA could'nt give a shit about them as long as they grab all the floating fans |
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Post by spencerwhelanleftpeg on Nov 23, 2017 22:20:29 GMT
Wortley Blue I never thought for one minute that you had the intention of trying to wind me up. Your points are very reasonable and I feel exactly the same as you do in terms of the amount of money at premiership
Level and how little of it in comparison filters down. You are correct they wouldn’t give a dam.
I find the money earned a the top level obscene and frankly insulting. My wife and I work tirelessly in our NHS trying to help with peoples health and lives yet these wages on a weekly basis for kicking a ball is frankly insulting
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